WTO chief hopes Covid-19 patent waiver will be settled by December
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sees movement on both sides of vaccine-for-developing-countries debate
10 May 2021 - 20:50
The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Monday she hopes that by December the body’s members will have reached a “pragmatic” solution over whether to waive Covid-19 vaccine patents.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she saw “movement on both sides” — referring to proponents of a waiver and those who have objections — and was hopeful of a framework agreement on the waiver issue, technological transfers and better access to vaccines for developing countries...
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